What SCOTUS Wrote Us

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Today I'll be reading the eagerly anticipated D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in  U.S. v. Trump  (the Jan 6th case), as I promised early last month when I read Judge Tanya Chutkin's memorandum opinion denying Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the case, claiming that presidents have blanket criminal immunity.  Note: These episodes may be a little shorter than usual, as I want to get them up A...

Today I'll be reading the eagerly anticipated D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in  U.S. v. Trump  (the Jan 6th case), as I promised early last month when I read Judge Tanya Chutkin's memorandum opinion denying Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the case, claiming that presidents have blanket criminal immunity. Note: These episodes may be a little shorter than usual, as I want to get them up AS...

Today I'll be reading the eagerly anticipated D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in  U.S. v. Trump  (the Jan 6th case), as I promised early last month when I read Judge Tanya Chutkin's memorandum opinion denying Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the case, claiming that presidents have blanket criminal immunity. Note: These episodes may be a little shorter than usual, as I want to get them up AS...

Today I'll be reading the eagerly anticipated D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in U.S. v. Trump (the Jan 6th case), as I promised early last month when I read Judge Tanya Chutkin's memorandum opinion denying Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the case, claiming that presidents have blanket criminal immunity.   Note: These episodes may be a little shorter than usual, as I want to get them up AS...

Today I'll be reading the eagerly anticipated D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the Trump Jan 6th case, as I promised early last month when I read Judge Tanya Chutkin's memorandum opinion denying Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the case, claiming that presidents have blanket criminal immunity. Keep your eye out today for Part One!

Listen to the landmark Supreme Court opinion Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) (Free Speech, KKK, Imminent Lawless Action Test)   Listen to  What SCOTUS Wrote Us  anywhere you get your podcasts.

Listen to the unanimous opinion of the Supreme Court in Packingham v. North Carolina (2017) Access this opinion and other helpful case information here .   Listen to  What SCOTUS Wrote Us  anywhere you get your podcasts.

Over the next two episodes, I'll be reading two past opinions that will help us better understand two cases currently before the Court.  The past opinions are Garcetti v. Ceballos (2006) and Packingham v. North Carolina (2017). The two cases currently before the Court are Lindke v. Freed and O'Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier; these two similar cases were granted cert on the same day and their oral argu...

This is not the yet-to-be-issued D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion regarding the Jan 6th criminal case against Donald Trump (although, I plan to read that opinion as soon as it is issued). Rather, it is in response to a claim of immunity made by Donald Trump in response to several civil suits brought against him for actions surrounding the events of January 6, 2021, consolidated as  Blassingam...

This is not the yet-to-be-issued D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion regarding the Jan 6th criminal case against Donald Trump (although, I plan to read that opinion as soon as it is issued). Rather, it is in response to a claim of immunity made by Donald Trump in response to several civil suits brought against him for actions surrounding the events of January 6, 2021, consolidated as Blassingame...

This is not the yet-to-be-issued D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion regarding the Jan 6th criminal case against Donald Trump (although, I plan to read that opinion as soon as it is issued). Rather, it is in response to a claim of immunity made by Donald Trump in response to several civil suits brought against him for actions surrounding the events of January 6, 2021, consolidated as Blassingame...

This is not the yet-to-be-issued D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion regarding the Jan 6th criminal case against Donald Trump (although, I plan to read that opinion as soon as it is issued). Rather, it is in response to a claim of immunity made by Donald Trump in response to several civil suits brought against him for actions surrounding the events of January 6, 2021, consolidated as Blassingame...

Today I'll be reading two very brief opinions dissenting from the denial of certiorari in Tingley v. Ferguson , issued back on December 11th, 2023. The first dissent is from Justice Thomas and is only around 4 pages long; the second is Justice Alito's dissent, which is only a few paragraphs long and is written as if it were meant to be read at the end of Thomas' dissent - so, that's what I'm going...

Listen to the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982) Access the text of the opinion and other essential case information here: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1981/79-1738   Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts or stream directly from your browser at whatscotuswroteus.com

Listen to the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in Nixon v. Fitzgerald (1982) Access the text of the opinion and other essential case information here: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1981/79-1738 Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us anywhere you get your podcasts or stream directly from your browser at https://www.whatscotuswroteus.com

Is the President's right to safeguard certain information, using his "executive privilege" confidentiality power, entirely immune from judicial review? Listen to the full opinion of the Supreme Court in Nixon v. United States (1974).  Listen to audio of Supreme Court opinions on What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get your podcasts.  

Listen to U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan's Memorandum Opinion in response to Donald Trump's motions to dismiss the charges against him based on Presidential immunity and constitutional grounds. Decided Dec 1, 2023. This is the ruling that is currently being considered by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. United States District Court, District of Columbia Criminal Action No. 23-257 Uni...

Listen to U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan's Memorandum Opinion in response to Donald Trump's motions to dismiss the charges against him based on Presidential immunity and constitutional grounds. Decided Dec 1, 2023. This is the ruling that is currently being considered by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. United States District Court, District of Columbia Criminal Action No. 23-257 Uni...

U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan's Memorandum Opinion in response to Donald Trump's motions to dismiss the charges against him based on Presidential immunity and constitutional grounds. Decided Dec 1, 2023. This is the ruling that is currently being considered by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. United States District Court, District of Columbia United States of America v. Donald J. Tr...

U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan's Memorandum Opinion in response to Donald Trump's motions to dismiss the charges against him based on Presidential immunity and constitutional grounds. Decided Dec 1, 2023. This is the ruling that is currently being considered by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. United States District Court, District of Columbia United States of America v. Donald J. Tr...

The Chief Justice's 2023 Year End Report on the Federal Judiciary If you would like to listen to this report from last year and the year before, you can find them in the show catalog by scrolling back to December 2022. Listen to What SCOTUS Wrote Us wherever you get your podcasts, or at www.whatscotuswroteus.com

Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. , filed January 4, 2023.  

Today I'll be reading Donald Trump's petition for writ of certiorari regarding the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to exclude him from the Colorado primary election ballot - a petition that the Court recently granted. I know I still owe you all a second half to the Nixon opinion, but I've had a lot of listeners requesting to hear these documents, so I've made an executive decision to read them f...

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